Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Dia Kumari presented the budget for the financial year 2025-26 on Wednesday, focusing on employment and water supply projects and major initiatives including construction of nine Greenfield Expressways were announced.
On Wednesday, while presenting the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in the House, Kumari, who also has charge of the Finance Department, announced the recruitment of 1.25 lakh posts in government departments and state undertakings in the coming year.
He said in his budget speech, “Our government under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has proved the trust expressed by the people by setting new records of development in the state in the first year of its tenure.”
He further stated that “GDP showing the development of the state under the efficient leadership of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma is estimated to increase to more than Rs 19,89,000 crore in the year 2025-26.”
The Finance Minister said, “We are committed to creating a $ 350 billion economy by the year 2030 … We have increased capital expenditure by more than 40 percent in the short term and have constructed more than 9,600 km of new roads. And upgraded more than 13,000 kilometers of roads. “
He announced that 2 lakh new houses will be provided with drinking water connections and Rs 400 crore will be spent on this initiative. He said that the state government will construct nine Greenfield Expressways at a cost of Rs 60,000 crore.
He said that the state government has fulfilled 58 percent of the promises made in the election manifesto and has completed 73 percent announcements of the previous budget.
Dia Kumari started her budget speech by presenting the state’s income and expenditure estimate for the year 2025-26. Inaugurating the budget session, Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani said that the government will respond on the issues raised by the opposition after zero hour on February 20.
Significantly, the opposition Congress is seeking answers from the government on the allegations of phone tapping made by Cabinet Minister Kirori Lal Meena. The budget session of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly began on 31 January with the address of Governor Haribhau Bagde.
